Valhalla Entertainment Productions, Inc. is an American film and television production company founded by producer Gale Anne Hurd in 1982. Their productions include AMC's The Walking Dead television series, its companion series, Fear the Walking Dead, and the spin-off, The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

History Formerly Pacific Western Productions, the company was founded by producer Gale Anne Hurd in 1982,Gale Anne Hurd Biography – IMDB and it was folded into Valhalla Motion Pictures in 2000.

After the success of Aliens, Hurd signed a deal with 20th Century Fox and partnered with James Cameron to launch an independent film production label, Tech Noir, which was a predecessor to the later Lightstorm Entertainment. In 1988, Gale Anne Hurd launched a label No Frills Film, devoted to producing lower budget and independent films, usually with the nature of B-movie.

In 1990, Hurd signed a production deal with Universal Pictures. In 1993, No Frills Film was merged into Pacific Western Productions. Also that year, the company signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures.

Five years later, Gale Anne Hurd formed another production label, Valhalla Motion Pictures, which was ultimately merged with Pacific Western Productions in 2000. The same year it signed a first-look deal with Kinowelt USA, which was acquired by StudioCanal after Kinowelt was forced into bankruptcy.

In 2001, Valhalla Motion Pictures launched a television division that its main focus was on producing television shows and movies for networks and syndication.

Valhalla had an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions to develop new television and digital programs, which was renewed in 2015. Valhalla produced USA Network's drama series, Falling Water, and Amazon's original series, Lore.

In the comic book industry, Valhalla has created a six-issue mini-series comic book, The Scourge, for Aspen Comics, and a four-issue comic book mini-series, ANTI, for 12 Gauge Comics.Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd Talks Comic Book Movies Dead Man's Run, which was created for Aspen Comics by Greg Pak.Pak, Aspen and Valhalla Entertainment Team Up for “Dead Man’s Run”

On February 7, 2017, Valhalla Motion Pictures merged into Valhalla Entertainment, which was originally formed in 1996.

Filmography Films Year Film Details Director(s) Writer(s) Distributor(s) Budget(s) Gross 1984 The Terminator James Cameron James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd Orion Pictures $6.4 million $78.3 million 1986 Aliens20th Century Fox $17–18 million $131.3–183.3 million1988 Bad Dreams Andrew Fleming $4.5 million $9.8 million Alien Nation Graham Bake Rocknee S. O'Bannon $16 million $32.2 million 1989 The AbyssJames Cameron $43–47 million $89.8 million1990 Downtown Richard Benjamin Nat Mauldin $10 million $2.34 million Tremors Ron Underwood Universal Studios $11 million $16 million 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day James Cameron James Cameron and William Wisher Jr.TriStar Pictures $94 million $523.7 million1992 The WaterdanceNeal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg Neal JimenezThe Samuel Goldwyn Company $1.7 millionRaising CainBrian De Palma Universal Studios $12 million $37 million 1994 No Escape Martin Campbell Michael Gaylin and Joel Gross Savoy Pictures Columbia Pictures $20 million $15.3 million Safe Passage Robert Allan Ackerman Deena Goldstone New Line Cinema $1.6 million1996The Ghost and the DarknessStephen HopkinsWilliam GoldmanParamount Pictures$55 million$75 million 1997 The Relic Peter Hyams Amy Holden Jones and John Raffoand Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Paramount Pictures Universal Studios $60 million $48 million Dante's Peak Roger Donaldson Leslie Bohem Universal Studios $116 million $178.1 million Switchback Jeb Stuart Paramount Pictures $38 million $6.5 million 1998 Armageddon Michael Bay Buena Vista Pictures $140 million $553.7 million Dead Man on Campus Alan Cohn Paramount Pictures $14 million $15 million 1999 Virus John Bruno Dennis Feldman and Chuck Pfarrer Universal Studios $75 million $30.7 million Dick Andrew Fleming Andrew Fleming and Sheryl Longin Columbia Pictures $13 million $6.3 million 2002 Clockstoppers Jonathan Frakes Paramount Pictures $26 million $38.8 million 2003 Hulk Ang Lee Universal Studios $137 million $245.4 million 2004 The Punisher Jonathan Hensleigh Jonathan Hensleigh and Michael France Lionsgate Films Columbia Pictures $33 million $54.7 million 2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi Paramount Pictures $65 million $52.3 million 2007 Welcome to the Jungle Jonathan Hensleigh Dimension Films 200,000 2008 The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier Zak Penn Universal Studios $150 million $263.4 million Punisher: War Zone Lexi Alexander Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Nick Santora Lionsgate Films $35 million $10.1 million 2018 Hell Fest Gregory Plotkin CBS FilmsLionsgate Films $5.5 million $17.5 million

Comic books YearComic book(s)Details Publisher(s) Writer(s)Artist(s) Issue(s) Reference(s) 2010–2011 The ScourgeAspen ComicsScott LobdellEric Battle 6Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd Talks Comic Book Movies2011–2013 Dead Man's RunGreg PakTony Parker 7Pak, Aspen and Valhalla Entertainment Team Up for “Dead Man’s Run”2012–2013 ANTI 12 Gauge Comics Peter CallowayBrian Stelfreeze 4Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd Talks Comic Book Movies

Documentaries YearDocumentary filmDetails Director(s) Writer(s) Distributor(s)2002 True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code TalkersValerie Red-HorsePBS2010 Choctaw Code TalkersNative American Public Telecommunications2017 MankillerPBS2022 The YouTube Effect Alex WinterKanopyDrafthouse Films

Television Television shows Year Show Details Creator(s) Network(s) Distributor(s) Season(s) Episodes 2002–2003 Adventure Inc. Ethlie Ann Vare SyndicationTribune Entertainment 1 222010–2022 The Walking Dead AMCAMC Networks 11 1772015–2023 Fear the Walking Dead 8 1132016 Hunters SyfyNBCUniversal Television Distribution 1 13 2016–2018 Falling Water Henry Bromell and Blake Masters USA Network220 2017–2018 Lore Amazon Prime Video Amazon Studios 122020–2021 The Walking Dead: World Beyond AMC AMC Networks 2 20 2022 Tales of the Walking Dead 1 6 2023–present The Walking Dead: Dead City 1 6 The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 1 6 2024 The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live 1 6

Television movies Year Television movie DetailsDirector(s) Writer(s) Network(s) Distributor(s) 1991 Cast a Deadly SpellMartin CampbellJoseph DoughertyHBO1994 Witch HuntPaul Schrader1995SugartimeJohn N. Smith 2010 The Wronged Man Tom McLoughlin Lifetime Movie NetworkSony Pictures Television 2011 Last Man Standing Ernest Dickerson Jolene Rice and Adam Beason Lifetime Television

Logo On March 24, 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office denied a trademark registration by Valhalla Game Studios on the grounds there was likelihood of confusion between Valhalla Motion Pictures and Valhalla Games Studios' mark.

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External links Official company website